PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donsone De (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Stark had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Stark
vs
De

190 cm
24
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
224 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Aspire Nutrition
Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donsone De!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stark quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De trying to mount his opponent but Stark defends it.
De prevents Stark from standing back up.
De wants to take a breather but Stark is having none of it.
De looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
De takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. De lands a nice short elbow.
Stark tries to kick De off in order to stand up. De Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
De trying to control the action but Stark is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark is pushing De's head away, looking to escape. De manages to hold on to the position though.
De has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De landing a few strikes.
De trying to control the action but Stark is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
De lands a decent elbow from side control.
De tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Stark wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

It looks like Brandon Stark has been cut.
Stark knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De on the ground.
De working away.
De working the ground and pound.

Stark is rocked!
De scores with a couple of short elbows.
Oh Stark is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
You can see the frustration on Stark's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De working the head and body with strikes.

Brandon Stark's cut is getting worse.
Stark wants to get back to his feet but De drags him back down.
De wants to control but Stark is keeping him busy.
Stark takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Jeez, Brandon Stark's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brandon Stark's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Donsone De!